BOONEVILLE — The Dardanelle Sand Lizards survived the Mena Bearcats in the first round of the 4A-4 District tournament on Monday.

After trailing 15-9 in the first quarter, the Sand Lizards battled to a 25-23 lead going into the half. The two teams played close throughout the third and fourth quarter, with Dardanelle only outscoring the Bearcats by two points. The Sand Lizards led 38-35 after the third period.

“We are glad to have survived and advance in the tournament,” head coach Russell Sturdivant said.

“We need to find a way to win the next one (Tuesday) against Subiaco to get into the regional tournament.”

“After trailing 11-0 to start the game, our effort was much better than it has been,” Sturdivant said.

“But we will not be able to spot Subiaco 11 points and expect to win.”

Atkins SG 67, Lavaca 63

ATKINS — The Atkins Lady Red Devils defeated Lavaca in the first round of the 3A-4 District tournament, 67-63.

“We finally got off to a good start and ended up having to hang on for a win,” Atkins head coach Craig Pinion said. “I’m happy for the girls. The first game is always the toughest in any tournament, but the girls played hard and did what we needed to get the win.”

Atkins led 20-9 after the first quarter but allowed Lavaca to close the margin to 38-22 by the half. With a comfortable lead in the third quarter, the Lady Red Devils were outscored 16-11, which brought the game even closer, 49-38.

Leading scorers for Atkins were Keisha Bobo with 23 points, Chey Reel with 13, Marisa Rodgers with nine, Alex Webb with seven and Mary Thompson and Emily Ward with six each.

Lavaca SB 49, Atkins 30

ATKINS — The Atkins Red Devils fell to Lavaca 49-30 in the first round of the 3A-4 District tournament.

Score by quarters:

1Q: 15-6 LHS

2Q: 21-16 LHS

3Q: 37-20 LHS

4Q: 49-30 LHS

Mansfield SG 53, Two Rivers 41

ATKINS — The Two Rivers Lady Gators dropped the first game of the 3A-4 District tournament 53-41 against Mansfield.

Score by quarters:

1Q: 14-11 MHS

2Q: 27-23 MHS

3Q: 43-34 MHS

4Q: 53-41 MHS

Vilonia JG 44, RJHS East 26

Russellville Junior High Eastside’s Lady Whirlwinds lost to Vilonia 44-26 on Monday night.

RJHS East trailed 10-5 after the first quarter, 18-11 at halftime and 34-17 after the third.

Leading scorers were Shelbi Thompson with 10 points, Shabreea Montgomery with six and Katie Hefley with five.

“We had a great opportunity,” DJHS coach Mary Buford-Corkins said. “We missed too many free throws, which would have made the difference in the game and gave up a few too many offensive rebounds, which gave them second-chance opportunities.

“It was great to see how hard the girls competed, considering we were outsized at every position. They really battled and gave themselves opportunities both defensively by adding pressure and offensively by attacking the basket. We were right there. I am extremely proud of what all this group has accomplished this season.”

RICHARDSON, Texas — The University of the Ozarks Lady Eagles were knocked out of the American Southwest Conference playoff race after suffering a 64-44 loss to Texas-Dallas on Monday.

Ozarks (11-13, 7-11 ASC) had to win its two remaining regular-season games to qualify for the playoffs. And, Mississippi College needed to lose all three of its remaining games. Ozarks will end the season against LeTourneau University on Thursday in Clarksville.

The Lady Eagles had to play without injured point guard Chelsea Glasscock, who leads the ASC in 3-pointers with 54. But backup Ashley Hipps filled in nicely as she drilled 4-of-8 from long-range and scored a team-high 16 points. Ozarks played a solid first half and got within six points with one minute left before Texas-Dallas (16-8, 12-6 ASC) hit back-to-back jumpers to extend its lead to 35-25 at halftime.

The Lady Eagles had a much tougher second half as Texas-Dallas limited Ozarks to six total field goals in the final 20 minutes. The Lady Eagles hit just 6-of-26 from the floor and fell behind by 15 points nine minutes into the second half.

Texas-Dallas 67, Eagles 50

RICHARDSON, Texas — The University of the Ozarks men’s basketball team hit only four field goals in the first half Monday against Texas-Dallas and lost 67-50.

The Eagles (7-17, 4-14 ASC) made 4-of-31 (13 percent) in the first half, but trailed only 12-6 at the midway point. Ozarks climbed within 15-11 after a Kris McCrary dunk and free throw with 6:26 left. Things quickly went sour for Ozarks as it did not make another field goal the rest of the half.

Trailing 33-13 to begin the second half, Ozarks cut the deficit to single digits with under six minutes. But Texas-Dallas (18-6, 13-5 ASC) finishe with a 17-9 run in the final 5:39.

Andrew Cummings led Ozarks with 14 points. Ronnie Dodd followed with 13 points and 10 rebounds.